Washington, Oregon & the Pacific Northwest - Seattle (PDF Chapter)
This is the Seattle chapter from Lonely Planet’s Washington, Oregon & the Pacific Northwest guidebook.
Welcome to a city that heralds innovation and nature; a city always marching toward the fu-ture. Birthplace of giants Amazon and Starbucks, it’s also a city of microbusinesses and bounda-ry-pushing grassroots movements (tasting rooms, indie bookstores, vegan ice cream).
- see, smell and taste your way through iconic Pike Place Market, from charismatic fish throwers to the sticky-sweet gum wall
- maps
- learn how legends were created, from Jimi Hendrix to Kurt Cobain, at the Museum of Pop Culture, and experiment with your own riffs in the Interactive Sound Lab
- transport
- go to the top of the Space Needle – just because it’s there
- restaurants & accommodation
Coverage includes: Sights, Activities, Courses, Tours, Festivals & Events, Sleeping, Eating, Drinking & Nightlife, Entertainment, Shopping, Around Seattle.
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